Injection (v.1 & 2)

In the wake of a partnership between industry and the government, the former members of “Cultural Cross-Contamination Unit” discover that their mysterious legacy project, The Injection, breaks the rules of normal science and space to reach out and alter reality. As the members of the group each experience this revelation in different ways erstwhile CCCU leader Maria Killbride is recruited to investigate an apparent manifestation of ancient folklore come to life while the other former members of her group are forced to reckon with their past. This volume collects issues #1-5.

Consulting detective Vivek Headland tackles a case involving a stolen ghost, but when human deli meat causes him to call for help the details of his investigation reveal a new battleground between humanity and The Injection.

Brant Again:

Surely some our pre-episode Bond conversation infiltrated the podscast but otherwise we discuss the complexity of Ellis and the sheer talent of Shalvey and Bellaire. We make some obvious connections/comparisons/contrasts between Ellis and Grant Morrison while talking about how this book might be Ellis at his most balanced best. Threats between Toby and Joe occur which is really par for the course but are part of the opening so it felt necessary to acknowledge. The very knowing and observational Mike Gillis joins us from Radio vs. The Martians! Hopefully we didn’t chase him away forever. Fun!

Our hosts for this episode are Brant Gillihan-Eddy, Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin and special guest Mike Gillis from the podcast Radio vs. The Martians. On our next episode we will be reading TheSpire.

A special thank you to our Patreon sponsors for this month: Chris Bianculli, Bryan May, Kar Fedosh, and Addison Appleby.

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Moon Knight, Vol. 1: From the Dead, written by Warren Ellis with art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Jordie Bellaire. The latest in a string of semi-reboots for Moon Knight, this series features six stand-alone stories which redefine the character.

The art and colors in this series are, frankly, amazing—well worth the read whether you know or care about Moon Knight as a character. That Ellis provides six outstanding stories on top of that is simply icing on the cake.

In our recommendation section our hosts nominated Alias, Kraven’s Last Hunt, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Space Usagi, and Reyn for discussion on our next episode, and our selected title is Alias.